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"Chimney Rock (quarry in back) (1964)
Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA
I lived in south Bound Brook for a couple of years. (Author: John Medici)
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"Christmas tree ore" (rarified zinc ore)
Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA
18 cm wide
Two types of this ore adjacent to one another - collected by Dick Hauck et al., 2012. (SW UV) (Author: John Medici)
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"Mt. Fuji" pocket (2005)
Graves Mt., Lincoln Co., Georgia
35 cm field of view (Author: John Medici)
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"Ruby Jack" Sphalerite with Marcasite and Pyrite
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma USA
Mined about 1959
Former Folch duplicates collection
Specimen size: 10.8 × 8.3 × 2.9 cm.
Main crystal size: 3.6 × 2.9 cm.
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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"Turdrock" as my wife calls it!!!! Hematite from Iron Mountain #2, Dona Ana County, NM. About 5 cm. (Author: Darren)
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"turgite" (goethite/hematite)
Graves Mt., GA
around 6 cm across (Author: John Medici)
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’Devil’s Slide’ - Lundy Island’s most famous rock climb goes up the inclined slab of granite; the climb is approx. 400ft (120m). On this day the wind was near hurricane force, and the waves were enormous - so unsurprisingly we didn’t climb it ! (Author: Mike Wood)
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South Crofty Mine, Valley shaft, Pool, Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom
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-Field and stream geodes for sale at a recent Bloomington rock show (Author: Bob Harman)
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033 Epidote Green Monster A2.JPG (Author: Matt_Zukowski)
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1.3-mm sphalerite. Bluffton Stone Co. quarry, Bluffton, Allen Co., Ohio. (Author: John Jaszczak)
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100_06792.jpg (Author: Grant Gibson)
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2008121021079195[1].jpg (Author: Jason)
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2631042a.jpg (Author: rweaver)
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3.jpg (Author: Andy Lawton)
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4-14-11 Emeralds.JPG (Author: Rich Olsen)
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7cm X 4 cm, collected in the fall of 1978. . The label is self-explanatory. What makes this crystal so unique is the trigon on the main face of the crystal. the trigon is 20mm X 15 mm, as demonstrated in the following photograph. (Author: Ed Huskinson)
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A 'crosscourse' vein
Penlee Quarry, Mousehole, Penzance Civil Parish, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom
a few metres (Author: markbeckett) -
A 'crosscourse' vein
Penlee Quarry, Mousehole, Penzance Civil Parish, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom
a few metres width (Author: markbeckett) -
A clearer shot of the same specimen, finger for scale. The specimens from this pocket were characterized by tiny distorted (almost spinel-twinned) late stage clear crystals that grew on and near the tips of the octahedrons. (Author: Ed Huskinson)
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A final view of the cubic "backside’ of the specimen. (Author: Ed Huskinson)
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A larger veiw of one of the crystals. FOV 4 mm. (Author: Jim Prentiss)
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A little Zippeite from the JAckpot Mine, Laguna Dostrict, Cibola County, New Mexico. Field of view a little over an inch (2.54cm). (Author: Jim Prentiss)
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A mineralogical trip through the states of USA.jpg (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Rogerley Mine, Sutcliffe vein, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom
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A wonderful quartz group from a coal mine! Reading Anthracite mine, near St. Clair, Schuykill Co. 9 cm across. (Author: John S. White)
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Acanthite paramorph after argentite
Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Specimen size ~ 8 cm (Author: Tobi) -
Acanthite paramorph after argentite
Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Specimen size ~ 9 cm (Author: Tobi) -
Acanthite paramorph after argentite
Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Specimen size ~ 12 cm (Author: Tobi) -
Acanthite pseudomorph after Argentite
Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
52 x 30 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Acanthite
Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Specimen size ~ 6 cm (Author: Tobi) -
Acanthite
Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
18 x 10,3 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Acanthite
Masaloni Mine, San Vito, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
18 x 10,3 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Chelmsford lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
5 cm (Author: NellsRocks) -
Adamite
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
6.0cm x 3.8 cm (Author: rweaver)
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Adamite
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah
Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.7 × 3.3 cm.
Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm.
Fluorescent long & short UV
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Agate
Biggs/Owyhee area, Oregon, USA
8"x6"x3.25" 5.7lb. (Author: paulybrina)
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Agate
Biggs/Owyhee area, Oregon, USA
6.75"x4.75"x2.5" 2.7lb. (Author: paulybrina)
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Agate
Biggs/Owyhee area, Oregon, USA
4.75"x3.25"x2.5" 1.2lb. (Author: paulybrina)
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Agate
Karrenberg quarry, Reichweiler, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Agate
Scotland, UK
7 x 4cm (Author: James)
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Agate
Scotland, UK
7 x 5 cm (Author: James)
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Agate
Dittmannsdorf Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Granulitgebirge, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
4,5 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Ajoite
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.4cm x 4.4cm (Author: rweaver) -
Al Cherepon and Gordan May at the entrance to the Kelly Mine. (Author: Paul Bordovsky)
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Albite from Enosburg Falls Stone Quarry, Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont.
Photos from Joe Budd (Author: John S. White)
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Albite var. pericline coated with chlorite
Tilcon Quarry, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA
5.6 x 7.2 cm. (Author: crosstimber)
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Allanite-ce, from Lincoln County, NM. Sold to me for 50 cents as a quartz piece. The Allanite group is just under 1 cm. (Author: Darren)
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Allophane
Germsbach, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
7 x 4,5 cm
About 1850 Germsbach was a well-known German locality for Allophane. Today... (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Allophane
Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.3 x 6.4 cm
A mineral not commonly seen from this locality (Author: Philip Simmons)
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Almandine
Ansprung, Zöblitz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
2 cm crystal (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Almandine Garnet
Green´s Farm / Roxbury, Litchfield Co, Connecticut, USA
7x5 cm (Author: panchito28)
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Almandine Garnet
Russell, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
Crystal size: 4x3 cm. (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Almandine in white plagioclase. Woodlawn Quarry, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA (Author: Turbo)
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Almandine with Magnetite on Chlorite Schist
Sedalia Mine
Sedalia District
Chaffee County, Colorado
United States of America
23.0 x 12.0 cm overall
12.0 cm Garnet
This specimen is circa 1910. (Author: GneissWare)
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Almandine
Lake Martin
Tallapoosa County, Alabama
15 cm overall (Author: GneissWare)
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Almandine
Russell, Massachusetts, USA
5.4 x 6.7 cm. (Author: crosstimber)
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Almandine
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Specimen height 4 cm, almandine crystal 9 mm (Author: Tobi) -
Alstonite on Barite
Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England, UK
8 cm across (Author: Jesse Fisher)
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AL_Fluorite_Back.jpg (Author: am mizunaka)
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Amazonite
Hilbersdorf quarry, Königshain, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany
8,5 x 6 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Amber
Thorwaldsenstraße, Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
5,2 x 2,6 cm
Found in the late 1970s during the construction of a house. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Amber
Limestone quarries, Stienitzsee Lake, Rüdersdorf, Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany
4,5 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Amber
Postfenn Pit, Grunewald, Berlin, Germany
4 x 3,5 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Amber
Espenhain coal pit, Espenhain, Leipzig District, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
8,5 x 3,5 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Amethyst
Heidelbach, Purschenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
4 x 3,5 cm
The legendary "Purschenstein amethyst", a Saxonian rarity. The colour of that material is distinctive. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Amethyst and Quartz
Denny Mountain, King Co., Washington
5.7 x 4.5 cm. (Author: am mizunaka)
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Amethyst on Quartz
Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia
Specimen size 8 x 6 cm. (Author: am mizunaka)
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Amethyst
Aggregate Quarry, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
3x4 cm. (Author: vic rzonca)
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Amethyst
Charlies Creek, Town Co., Georgia
Specimen size 6 x 4.1 x 3 cm. (Author: am mizunaka)
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Amethyst
Jackson’s Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia
Specimen size 8.9 x 5.7 cm. (Author: am mizunaka)
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An inusual locality for Gold, one of te more usual highlights of Nevada.
Gold on Quartz
Lizard Ridge Mine, Ten Mile District, Winnemuca, Nevada USA
Mined in August 1995
Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.9 × 3 cm.
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Analcime
Diekmann clay pit, Duingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
30 x 17 cm, crystals up to 2 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Analcime
Duingen Clay Pit, Alfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany
5 x 3,5 cm
Collection & Photo: Tobias Martin (Author: Tobi)
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Analcime
Upper New Street quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.8 x 3.8 cm
2.5 cm analcime crystal with albite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Analcime & laumontite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.7 x 3.8 cm
A 3.5 cm analcime crystal with laumontite and calcite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Analcime and calcite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
9.3 x 5.9 cm
Analcime crystals to 3.1 cm with calcite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Analcime and Pectolite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
10.6 x 9.1 cm (Author: Frank Imbriacco) -
Analcime on Fluorite
Sharon Claims, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Analcime size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm.
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Analcime on Fluorite
Sharon Claims, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Specimen size: 3.5 × 1.9 × 1 cm.
Analcime size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm.
Extremely fluorescent long & short UV
Former collection of Jan Buma. Number 020619
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Analcime with Apophyllite
Cornwall Mines, Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania USA
Specimen size: 9.9 × 7.1 × 4.2 cm.
Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm.
Former Ernie Schlichter colection
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Analcime. Little Salmon River, Idaho Co. 5,5 x 4 cm. (Author: Antonio Alcaide)
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Analcime
Bohemian Mine,
Houghton, Michigan
5.0cm x 3.2cm (Author: rweaver)
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Analcime
Knife River, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
The specimen is about 7.5 X 8 X 6 cm.
Field of view is about 3.5 cm (Author: John Nash)
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Analcime
Knife River, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
The specimen is about 7.5 X 8 X 6 cm.
The analcite crystals are quite small, only about 2mm. See the close-up. (Author: John Nash)
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Analcime
Crastu Muradu Quarry, Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
63 c 42 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Analcime
Iscoba Mountain, Nulvi, Sassari Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
50,6 x 49 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Analcime
Iscoba Mountain, Nulvi, Sassari Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
50,6 x 49 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Analcime
Monte Oladri Quarries, Monastir, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
74 x 46 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Analcime
Monastir, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
68 x 64 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Analcime
Iscoba Mountain, Nulvi, Sassari Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
41 x 29 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anatase
Twll Maen Grisial, Prenteg, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
crystal 4mm (Author: ian jones)
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Anatase with pink feldspar.
Shap Pink Quarry, Shap, Cumbria, England, UK.
ca 1 mm crystal on 18 mm specimen. (Author: Ru Smith)
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and its historical label (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Andalusite (variety chiastolite)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
5 inches long (Author: NellsRocks)Andalusite (variety chiastolite)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, -
Andalusite (variety chiastolite)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
5 inches long (Author: NellsRocks)Andalusite (variety chiastolite)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, -
Andalusite (variety chiastolite)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
5 inches long (Author: NellsRocks)Andalusite (variety chiastolite)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, -
Andalusite var. chiastolite
Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
4.5 x 5.0 cm.
Backlit thin slice. (Author: crosstimber)
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Andalusite var. chiastolite
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
7cm (Author: NellsRocks) -
Andalusite var. chiastolite
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
6.5cm (Author: NellsRocks) -
Andradite (Garnet Group) with Quartz (variety amethyst)
Stanley Butte area, Stanley Butte, Stanley District, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Graham County, Arizona, USA
8.3 cm x 5.7 cm (Author: rweaver) -
Andradite (heavily etched) and Quartz, Orogrande, Otero County, NM. About 10 cm. (Author: Darren)
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Andradite (Topazolite)
Yellow Cat Mine, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA
Mined: November 1998
Specimen size: 5.4 × 4 × 1.4 cm.
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm.
Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Andradite garnet. Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona Claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras Co., California. 7 x 5 cm. Main crystal measures 2 cm. (Author: Antonio Alcaide)
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Andradite
Heß Quarry, Münchberg Metamorphic complex, Wurlitz, Oberkotzau, Hof, Oberfranken, Bavaria/Bayern, Germany
Approx. 8-10 cm (Author: Tobi) -
Andradite
Correboi Mine, Villagrande Strisaili, Nuoro Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
50 x 38 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Andradite
Perda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
58 x 45 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Friedrich mine, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8 mm crystal (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Anglesite
Mona Mine, Parys Mountain, Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Anglesite crystals to 10mm.
From the type locality and very good for the location. Ex Dr T B Wilson (1807-1865) and William S Vaux (1811-82) Collections from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences Collection.
Collected c1790 when the mine worked through the gossan. (Author: ian jones)
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Anglesite, Galena
Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
47,6 x 40 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite, Galena
Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
47,6 x 40 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite, Galena
Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
47,6 x 40 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite, Galena
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
45 x 31 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite, Galena
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
62 x 51 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite, Galena
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
62 x 51 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.0 cm x 4.8cm (Author: rweaver) -
Anglesite
Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
36 x 30 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
25 x 15 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
76 x 34 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
58 x 58 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
40,6 x 23 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
35 x 29,6 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
51 x 42 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
62 x 51 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
62 x 51 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
62 x 38 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anglesite
Montevecchio Mines, Arbus, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
62 x 38 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Anhydrite
Conow shaft, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany
4 - 6 mm crystals (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Ankerite - Empire Mine, Gilman, Eagle Co., Colorado 9.6 cm (Author: crosstimber)
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Another chunk that came from the same huge log. (Author: Paul Bordovsky)
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Another detail (Author: John S. White)
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Another thenardite. Soda Lake, San Luis Obispo Co., California. 5,5 x 4 cm. (Author: Antonio Alcaide)
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Another view, better showing the octahedral habit of the District Fluorite. (Author: Ed Huskinson)
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Another, but much coarser, wire copper from Botallack 3x2". (Author: ian jones)
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Anthophyllite
Pelham, Massachusetts, USA
6.1 x 11.3 cm. (Author: crosstimber)
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Antigorite
State Line Chromite District, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
2x3x2 cm
Collect while you’re young,old age creeps up fast... (Author: Chris Foltz)
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Antigorite var. picrolite - Belvidere Mt. Quarries, Eden-Lowell (Author: crosstimber)
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Antimony (native)
Su Suergiu Mine, Villasalto, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
23 x 21 mm (the biggest) (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Antlerite
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.0cm x 3.5cm (Author: rweaver) -
Apache mine, Globe, Arizona. Size 6X3 cm. (Author: Vinoterapia)
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Apatite
Colcerrow Quarry, Lanlivey, Cornwall, England, UK
Crystal 13mm (Author: ian jones)
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Apatite
Einigkeiter mine, Sauberg, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
6 x 4 cm
Old specimen from the 1850s. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Apatite
King Lithia Mine, Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA
3.2 cm x 5.0 cm (Author: rweaver)
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Apatite with quartz and lepidolite, Himalaya Mine. Apatite crystal is 1.5 cm across. (Author: Jesse Fisher)
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Apatite, Tourmaline, Quartz
Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, UK
~20cm long
Bovey is a classic location.
In the Sedgwick museum Cambridge. (Author: James)
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Apatite
Huron River near Milan, OH
Crystal is 0.56 mm across
composite of 7 images (Author: Pete Richards)
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Apatite
Pulsifer Quarry,
Auburn, Maine
2.5cm. x 6.0cm. (Author: rweaver)
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Apatite
Pente Pit, Osnabrück, Osnabrück District, Lower Saxony/Niedersachsen, Germany
7 mm crystal (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Apophyllite
Castle Danger, Minnesota, USA
The apophyllites are about 2 cm
These are part of a large (40 cm) rock (coarsely crystallized gabbro) found last weekend on the coast of Lake Superior that split perfectly down the middle revealing a number of pockets. Now for some extensive work with the rock trimmer to turn these into specimens. (Author: John Nash)
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Apophyllite
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
5.5 x 4 cm
Tabular apophyllite crystals to 3.2 cm on datolite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
7 x 5 cm
Apophyllite crystals to 6.8 cm with pyrite inclusions, on datolite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite
Upper New Street quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
8.8 x 7 cm
A 5 cm apophyllite crystal with stilbite and calcite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite (Series), Calcite, Julgoldite (Series)
Andesite Quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
5 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Apophyllite and datolite
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
9.2 x 7.6 cm
Pink apophyllite rosettes to 3.8 cm on datolite with pyrite and calcite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite and pectolite
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, New Jersey, USA
8.2 x 6.9 cm
A 3.3 cm apophyllite crystal on peach colored pectolite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite and pectolite
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
8 x 5.9 cm
Striated apophyllite crystals to 1.9 cm on pectolite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite and Pectolite
Snake (Laurel Hill), New Jersey, USA
2 cm long
added note on Snake Hill - galena and magnetite are uncommon in the rest of NJ trap rocks. Snake Hill has also produced some interesting micros. (Author: John Medici)
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Apophyllite on calcite
Onion River, near Lutsen, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
6.5 X 4 X 4 cm
A fine calcite crystal with a number of clear apophyllites on it. (Author: John Nash)
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Apophyllite on calcite
Onion River, near Lutsen, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
3.5 X 3 X 3 cm
A stubby little calcite crystal with many clear apophyllites growing on the top. (Author: John Nash)
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Apophyllite on Magnetite
Cornwall, Pa.
7.7cm x 6.2cm (Author: rweaver)
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Apophyllite, 8x7 cm., Southbury, CT. (Author: vic rzonca)
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Apophyllite, datolite & pectolite
Francisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
13.2 x 9.9 cm
Apophyllite crystals to 3.4 cm with datolite on pectolite; previously in the American Museum of Natural History, and pictured on page 37 of Trap Rock Minerals of New Jersey. (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Apophyllite, Natrolite and Galena
Snake (Laurel Hill), New Jersey, USA
Apophyllite on natrolite & galena (Author: John Medici)
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Apophyllite-(KF), calcite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
12 cm (Author: Gary Moldovany)
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Apophyllite
Centerville, Va.
7.3cm x 4.3cm (Author: rweaver)
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Apophyllite
Onion River, near Lutsen, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
Field of view 3 cm
A close up of the apophyllite showing the clarity. (Author: John Nash)
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Aquamarine
4.8cm x 1.3cm (Author: rweaver)
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Aquamarine on Hematite
4.0cm x 3.8cm
Former collection of Leo and Marion Horensky (Author: rweaver)
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Aquamarine on Quartz
Rice Quarry, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
3.5cm x 3.1cm (Author: rweaver)
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Aquamarine
Grafton, New Hampshire
1.8cm x 5.6cm (Author: rweaver)
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Aragonite
Goose Green mine, Frizington, Cumbria, Englan, UK
~15cm high
In the Sedgwick museum Cambridge (Author: James)
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Aragonite
Goose Green mine, Frizington, Cumbria, England, UK
20 cm across
In the Sedgwick museum Cambridge (Author: James)
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Aragonite (variety cuprian)
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
15 x 14,5 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite (variety cuprian)
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
15 x 14,5 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite (variety flos ferri)
Storch und Schöneberg Mine, Gosenbach, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
3,5 x 3 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Aragonite (variety flos ferri)
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
10,5 x 6,5 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite (variety flos ferri)
San Carlo Mine, Contrada Montagne, Fiumedinis, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
32 x 27 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite and Calcite
Bisbee
Warren District
near Bisbee
Cochise County, Arizona
United States of America
85.0 x 55.0 x 58.0 mm overall (Author: GneissWare)
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Aragonite and Dolomite (variety ferroan dolomite) on Quartz
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
geode is 11cm in diameter. The aragonite sprays (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite and Dolomite (veriety ferroan dolomite) on Quartz
Former State Route 37 road cuts, Bloomington (North), Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Aragonite is 7 cm max dimension (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite on Dolomite (variety ferroan)
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
the cavity is 11 cm x 5.5 cm the aragonite needles (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite on Quartz.
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
The aragonite needles are mostly from 4 mm - 6 mm (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite on Quartz.
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
The geode is about 13 cm while most of the aragoni (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite on Quartz
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
oval geode is 12cm x 7cm. The aragonite sprays (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite on Quartz
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
oval geode is 12cm x 7cm. The aragonite sprays (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite on Quartz
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
the diverging aragonite sprays are 2 cm - 3 cm. (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite or Kaolinite on Calcite on Quartz
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Geode is 10 cm. the larger of the 2 Calcites is 2. (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite or Kaolinite on Calcite on Quartz
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Geode is 8 cm. The Calcite is 2 cm (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite var. flos ferri
Pfingstwiese mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7,5 x 6,5 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Aragonite, Sulphur
55 x 40 mm
(Author: Sante Celiberti)
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Aragonite, Sulphur
Giumentaro Mine (Capodarso Mine), Capodarso, Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
64 x 41 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite, Sulphur
Giumentaro Mine (Capodarso Mine), Capodarso, Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
64 x 41 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite, Sulphur
Giumentaro Mine (Capodarso Mine), Capodarso, Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
10 x 9 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite, Sulphur
Giumentaro Mine (Capodarso Mine), Capodarso, Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
10 x 9 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
Bloomington, Indiana
10.0cm x 8.0cm (Author: rweaver)
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Aragonite
Schlüsselstollen adit, Klostermansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt/Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
82 x 67 x 18 mm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Aragonite
Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans and Lamoille Counties, Vermont, USA
7.0cm x 5.0cm (Author: rweaver) -
Aragonite
State Route 37 road cuts, Harrodsburg, Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
5 cm vug containing 2 cm Aragonite sprays (Author: Bob Harman) -
Aragonite
Northern California Coast Ranges, California Coast Ranges, California, USA
8x7x2 cm (Author: Scot Krueger) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
85,5 x 59 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
15,5 x 10,5 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
15,5 x 10,5 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
83,5 x 59 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
80 x 52 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
80 x 52 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Aragonite
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
23 x 20 cm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Arsenic
Wenzel mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4,3 x 2,2 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Arsenopyrite
Carrock Mine, Smith vein, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck Fells, Allerdale, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom
Crystal 25 mm across (Author: Andy Lawton) -
Arthurite and olivenite
Hingston Down Consols, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England, UK
55x45mm. (Author: ian jones)
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As is the case with most of my type locality minerals this is not real showy. The bright yellow crust is Pottsite from Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs District, near Potts, Lander county, Nevada. The piece is about 1 1/8" x 1" (2.86 x 2.54 cm) (Author: Jim Prentiss)
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Augite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
FOV 3’5 cm.
More augite crystals. (Author: prcantos)
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Augite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
FOV 3’5 cm.
Idiomorphic augite crystals in the same rock. (Author: prcantos)
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Augite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4’5 x 3 cm. (Author: prcantos)
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Aurichalcite and Calcite
Cole Mine (Cole shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.5cm x 5.5cm (Author: rweaver) -
Aurichalcite and Hemimorphite
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.5cm x 6.5cm (Author: rweaver) -
Aurichalcite, Kelly Mine, Socorro county. Thumbnail. (Author: Darren)
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Aurichalcite
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Specimen size 6 cm (Author: Tobi) -
Aurichalcite
Tiny-Arenas Mine, Oridda Valley, Fluminimaggiore, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
27 x 25 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Austinite
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill District, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
field of view is 1.0" (2.54 cm)
Here is some Austinite from the type locality at Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill District, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah. The field of view is 1.0" (2.54cm). Don’t pay any attention to the little cotton fiber, I obviously didn’t. (Author: Jim Prentiss)
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Autunite / Meta-autunite
Daybreak Mine, Elk, Spokane Co., Washington, EUA
2,9 x 3,2 x 2,1 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)
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Autunite
Leipziger Glück Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
4,5 x 3,5 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg) -
Azurite
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.7 x 8.8 cm
Bladed azurite crystals to 3.8 cm with malachite on limonite (Author: Frank Imbriacco)
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Azurite
La Sal, La Sal District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Specimen size 5.5 x 5 cm. (Author: am mizunaka)
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Azurite
Nacimiento Copper Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
14.0 x 12.7 cm
From a find 15 years ago (Author: Philip Simmons)
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Azurite
Neubulach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8 x 6 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Azurite and Cerussite
Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.0cm x 4.5cm (Author: rweaver) -
Azurite and Malachite
Silver Hill Mine group, Waterman District, Waterman Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.0cm x 10.0cm (Author: rweaver) -
Azurite on Dolomite
Schmitt dolomite Quarry, Altenmittlau, Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis District, Spessart, Hesse/Hessen, Germany
Specimen size 3,5 cm, azurite (Author: Tobi) -
Azurite on Dolomite
Schmitt dolomite Quarry, Altenmittlau, Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis District, Spessart, Hesse/Hessen, Germany
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.4 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre) -
Azurite on Malachite
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA
FOV 6 mm
Self Collected
Dan Behnke Photo and specimen (Author: Jonesey)
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Azurite with Malachite
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co.
6.8cm x 3.7cm (Author: rweaver)
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Azurite with Malachite
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
4.0 x 3.3 cm (Author: am mizunaka)
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Azurite with Malachite
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
6.6cm x 5.4cm (Author: rweaver) -
Azurite, Chalcocite, Phillipsburgite, Theisite
Sa Duchesa Mine, Oridda Valley, Domusnovas, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
73 x 40 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Azurite, Chalcocite, Phillipsburgite, Theisite
Sa Duchesa Mine, Oridda Valley, Domusnovas, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
73 x 40 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Azurite, Chalcocite, Phillipsburgite, Theisite
Sa Duchesa Mine, Oridda Valley, Domusnovas, Sud Sardegna Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy
73 x 40 mm (Author: Sante Celiberti) -
Azurite, Grant County, NM - nice little thumbnail! (Author: Darren)
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Azurite, malachite
Kronprinz mine, Kamsdorf, Thuringia, Germany
6 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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Azurite, malachite
Ueckermünde, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany
11 x 8 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)
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